The Dillon tribune., 1887-12-02
1LoN 5sAvERHEAD COUNTY, M. FRIDAY DECEMBER T. 1887
MONTANA CONDENSED.
From Our Territorial Exchanges, and
Other Sources.

From Our Territorial Exchanges, and
! Other Sources.
! In the Bitter Root Valley eighteen saw
mills are running.
J. ]. Fallon, Union Pacific agent at Hell.
ena. has resigned his position.
The Montana Central will hardly put on
regular passenger trains this winter.
A racing and fair association has been
organized at Missoula with capital stock
OF $4,000.
The Helena /ntieteude.t bordered on the
profane when it said-"Thc engines OF the
Montana Central have 'hellish hoot.'"
The citizens Of Townsend are having a
railroad surveyed from hat town to the
Castle district, distance Of forty. five miles.
The cattle men of Northern Montana
have experienced greater loss this year
from wolves than during all the past three
years.
John Cunning, a soldie, stationed at
Fort Shaw, suicided last Saturday night
by shooting himself through the head with
his rifle.
Jerry Collins, Of the Benton P,,,fr Press
and Great Falls Tribune was sworn in as 4
citizen Of the United States last week at
Helena.
In the old and new smelters at Anacon.
da eleven hundred men are employed. An
| average of twelve cars Of matte is turned
out daily.
Governor Leslie has pardoned William
Miller, a colored boy Of Butte, who was
sentenced to ninety days imprisonment for
stealing a watch.
Doc Remington, OF Stemple in Lewis
and Clarke county, was shot by a man
| named Townsend. His arm had to be am.
putated at Helena.
Over at Miles City they have reformed.
The .7o"r"H says that not single horse,
| COW or sheep has been stolen in that town
! for over three months.
Governor Leslie has pardoned Eugene
| Kelly, who was sent to the Pen;tcntiary
several years ago for completely in the
murder Of Chinaman.
William Lang and Frank Lewis, two
cowboys, had quarrel one night last week
on the Crow Reservation. Tha. night
Lewis shot Lang dead at their camp fire.
The murderer is in Jail.
Al. Turner, Basin City tough, got into
| row in which several shots were fired.
Turner was shot in the face near the nose,
and the wound will probably prove fatal.
1t is not known who fired the shot.
About midnight on the ,4th ult. three
houses off from the center of Miles City,
one occupied by colorad woman, caught
fire. In less than an hour the three were
in flames. The fire caugh: by red hot
stove falling over. The loss is about S., 800
which is fully covered by insurance
\ Glendivc, Montana, special of last
Sunday says: Early Yesterday morning
three Sioux Indians, confined in the coun.
ty jail for horse stealing, attacked two
white prisoners with table knives, a pair
of scissors and chair. After having, as
they supposed killed The two white men,
two Of the Indians hanged themselves in
their cell with bunk straps, while the third
Indian tried to butt his brains out against
the wall. lie only stunned himself, and is
all right. One Of The white prisoners died
and the other is IN Il serious condition.
On Saturday, at Bozeman, Judge Nc.
Lcary sentenced four prisoners to the Pen.
itentary who were convicted Of the follow
ing crimes: Cila>. Iiis.nbouom and VIM.
James, for hol,!ing up a stage ON the Ma
tionai Park road and securing $40 for their
trouble each 5000 .inc and one years
at Dee: Lodge. W. b. +,
Moore, agent Tor the Northern Pacific a,
Tinber!inc two years ago, t"o years, for !
robbius the company, Moore having plead
guilty and u>!;ei the mercy Of the court.
Herbert Secley, for burglary, for :wo wears